Garment protector



y 1931. E. LA BOMBARD ET AL 1,803,712

GARMENT PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 2, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet l y 1931- E. LABOMBARD ET AL ,803,712

GARMENT PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 2. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 1931. L. E. LABOMBARD ET AL 1,803,712

GARMENT PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 2. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 16' egg fl Z I I ZPatented May 5, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE A LEON E. LA BOMBARD,OF WALTHAM, AND MELVIN H. SIDEBOTIELAM, OF WEST NEWTON,

- MASSACHUSETTS GARMENT PROTECTOR I Application filed December 2, 1929.Serial No. 411,089.

This invention relates to paper receptacles and has particular referenceto such articles as are used largely by garment cleaners to enclose oneor more garments hung on a shoulder supporter, the latter usually havingmeans whereby it and clothing supported 'thereby can be delivered to acustomer in protected condition and hung on a closet hook or elsewhere.J

One of the most common types of such garment protectors consists of aflat tubular enclosure, open at the bottom and having a tapered topformed by triangular folding of the upper corner portions, an openingfor the hook of the usual shoulder hanger being provided at the apex ofthe tapered top. The folding of the upper corners results in the articlehaving four thicknesses of paper at the top corner portions, resultingin interfering with the assemblage of many of the articles in an evenstock pile. And when they are piled and one or more are to be drawn awayfor use the edges of the extra thick portions are liable to catchagainst and dislodge others than the ones wanted. Other objections tothat type of container and which are overcome by our present inventionare that the transverse folding required to effect the corner foldingabove referred to decreases the speed of production of the articles, andthe said over-folded corner portions are unsightly to many people.Moreover, the presence of the extra thicknesses of paper addsunnecessarily to the strengthened by interfolding the margins of thepaper sections.

Another object is to provide garment conweight of the articles andtherefore adds untainers which may be manufactured at high speed andtherefore economically.

With'the above objects in View, and others hereinafter referred to, theinvention consists in the structure of the containers, substantially ashereinafter described and claimed.

As the articles are made from two webs or strips of paper, the termsfront and back will be employed in referring to the accompaningdrawings, to distinguish the two webs or sections from each other. It isto be understood however that such terms are only employed for the sakeof convenience and not of limitation, as the containers may bear printedmatter on either surface, and of course when so printed the surfacebearing the printed matter would be considered the front of the article.

Of the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a short iece ofthe web of paper from which the ront sections of the containers are cut.

Figure 2 is a similar View of a piece of the web which provides the rearor back sections of the containers.

Figure 3 is a plan view, partly broken out, illustrating how the twowebs are joined and being cut into sections to provide the completedarticles.

Figures 4, 5 and 6, are transverse sectional illustrations of successivesteps in the marginal folding and joining of the two webs prior to beingcut into complete articles.

Figure 7 is a plan View of the completed article when made with a front'sectlon or wall as illustrated by Figures 1, 3 and 6 Figure 6 may beconsidered as a section on line 6-6 of Figure 7.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 1 but illustrating the structure ofthe front web when the articles are to exhibit the contents throughtransparent portions.

Figure 9 represents a section on line 9-9 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a plan view of the completed article when made with a frontsection illustrated by Figures 8 and 9.

Figure 11 represents a section on line .11- 11 of Figure 10, on a largerscale.

Similar reference characters indicate similar parts or features in allof the views.

In the manufacture of the articles, two webs of paper 12 and 17 (Figs. 1and 2) may be drawn from two supply rolls, and while travelling the web12 is creased as at 13 very close to the outer edges to provide readilyfoldable margins 14, and narrow stripes of glue 15 are applied to it oneach side of each crease line 13. And at predetermined intervals toprovide proper spacing, diagonal glue lines 16 are applied to it. All ofthe glue is applied to that surface of the web 12 which is to be theinner sur face of the front section of the completed article, andtherefore Figure 1 is a view looking at said inner surface. The otherweb of paper 17, which may be caused to travel under or above the web12, but preferably under it, with the glue-carrying surface of the web12 presented downwardly, is longitudinally creased as at 18 close to itsouter edges to provide readily foldable margins 19. It is not necessaryfor any glue to be applied to the web 17 and therefore none isillustrated thereon.

The operation of joining the two webs 12' and 17 is preferably asfollows The margins 19 of the web 1-7 (Fig. 4) are folded lines 18, andthe web 12 with its glue-carrying surface presented to the web 17, hasits margins 14 folded on the crease lines 13 around the folded marginsof the web 17' as illustrated by Figures 5 and 6. The crease linesenable the folding to be done accurately, and the four glue stripes 15,in two pairs, provide for securing the margins 19of the web 17 to theinner surface of the web 12 and the margins 14 of the web 12 to theouter surface of the web 17. This provides interfolded margins thatensure stifiness and strength of the completed articles.

After the two webs are united as illustrated by comparing Figures 4:, 5and 6 with the lower part of Figure 3, the joined webs are transverselysevered at regular spaced intervals by straight lines of cut a: anddiagonal lines of cut 3 the latter intersecting the cuts at and beinglocated parallel with and close to the diagonal glue lines 16. Saiddiagonal glue lines 16 are located at such intervals longitudinally ofthe web 12 that when the cuts are made adjacent thereto as justdescribed, the out line :2: defines the bottom or lower end of thecompleted article and also the edge of the small opening 20 of the nextarticle, while the cut lines y define the shape of the upper part of thecontainer that is to receive the usual garment hanger the hook of whichmay project through the opening 20.

Owing to the fact that the two webs are pressed firmly together and theglue allowed to set before the cutting operations are efin flat ornearly so on the creasev fected, the lines of glue in the completedarticles are not narrow as illustrated by Figures 1, 3, and 6, in theinterest of clearness, but are squeezed out by the pressure so as topractically coat and unite the entire widths of the interfolded margins.Therefore, in Figure 7 which illustrates one of the completed articles,the folded and sealed slde margins are indicated at 15 and the flatsealed top margins are indicated at 16.

Figures 8 to 11 inclusive of the drawings illustrate a structuresubstantially identical with that illustrated by the other figures,except that one wall member of the container is of such material,partially at least, that the contents of the container may be seenwithout removing it. For this reason the said type of container may besaid herein to be the preferred one. To make such preferred type, it isonly necessary to employ a front web having a transparent panel, saidfront web being illustrated as comprising three strips lapping gluedmargins 22, the middle strip 12 being of any suitable or preferredtransparent or semi-transparent material, while the other two strips 12may be of any suitable paper such as commonly employed for makinggarment containers.

' As the structure of the article illustrated by Figures 8 to 11, andthe method of making the same, does not materially differ from thatdescribed in connection with the other figures, the same referencecharacters are employed for both excepting as to the characters employedfor the sectional front web.

An important feature of our invention resides in the fact that by simplyomitting the glue stripes 15 along one side margin of the web 12, thearticles finally produced as described herein enable the goods in thecontainer to be accessible laterally instead of being obliged to removethe goods through the open bottom. Many customers of garment cleanersthink that in order to get at a dress delivered in'the paper container,it is necessary to tear or rip up the wall of the container. But whenreceptacles such as described herein are employed, the glue stripesalong one margin being omitted, the customer receiving a garment in suchreceptacle can readily open the interfolded but un-glued margin andexamine or remove the garment laterally, and without doing anything tothe receptacle that would prevent its re-use.

Another important feature of our invention is the fact that all of theglue is applied to but one of the two webs of material,therefore-simplifying the production of the articles when machinery isemployed for applying the stripes of glue. Of course it is to beunderstood that the term glue is employed only as a generic term to meanany suitable or preferred adhesive.

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Another important feature of our invention is the fact that notransverse foldin is effected. Such folding is difiicult to e ect whilepaper is travelling. As the only folding necessary to produce ourimproved receptacles is that which is eflfected along the 1 lines 13 and18, the webs may travel very rapidly while being so marginally folded.

It is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to any suchproportioning as to ,width and length illustrated in the drawings, or toany special size of the receptacles, which receptacles may be of anysize or proportions to suit the purposes thereof.

Having now described our invention, we claim 1, A garment containerhaving a wide opening at the bottom and a small opening at the top withinclined edges at opposite sides of said small opening, said containerconsisting'of two sections of paper having interfolded and gluedmarginal portions, and the said inclined.- edge top portions being gluedtogether flat.

2. A garment container comprising two independent sections of paper ofsubstantially equal area marginally connected adhesively and alsopartlally connected at one end in face to face contact, the side edgesof the back section being folded in flat toward the inside of thecontainer and the side edges of the front section being folded over thefolded edges of the back section.

3. A garment container having a wide opening at the bottom and a smallopening at the top with inclined edges at opposite sides of said smallopening, said container consisting of two sections of paper'havin'gfolded and glued marginal portions, and the said inclined edge topportions being glued together flat.

4. A garment container having a wide opening at the bottom and a smallopening at the top with inclined edges at opposite sides of said smallopening, said container consisting of two sections of paper havingfolded and glued marginal portions, the said inclined edge top portionsbeing glued together flat, one of the wall sections of the containerincluding a translucent section extending from top to bottom.

In testimony whereof we have aflixed our LEON E. LA BOMBARD. MELVIN H.SIDEBOTHAM.

